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Jan 4, 2025 · Donald Trump wasted little time after the election in claiming an “unprecedented and powerful mandate” and floating a series of extreme proposals with varying degrees of …

Nov 30, 2024 · Joe Biden filled his administration with geniuses: Rhodes scholars; Ivy League graduates; people with extensive global experience; a national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, …

Jan 4, 2025 · This much you already know: Many Americans are alone, friendless, isolated, undersexed, sick of online dating, glued to their couches, and transfixed by their phones, their …

Growing up Murdoch, the girls of summer, the unstoppable Turtleboy, and Graydon Carter's time working on the railroad. Plus the Trump world order, kosher salt, the fear economy, Reddit, the …

Dec 31, 2024 · The Atlantic is announcing the hires of political reporters Ashley Parker and Michael Scherer, who will both become staff writers in mid-January. In an announcement to …

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal. The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in …

Jan 11, 2025 · In The Atlantic’s latest cover story, my colleague Derek Thompson explores how Americans turned anti-social.Many young people are actively choosing the solitary life, …

May 24, 2023 · During a CNN town hall earlier this month, Donald Trump acted as expected. He used the phrase “whack job” to describe E. Jean Carroll, who was awarded $5 million in …

Dec 23, 2024 · Americans have record-low trust in the media. They’re reading traditional news less. Platforms, too, have broken up with news organizations, making it harder for them to …